Merle G. Kearns
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the 72nd district
In office
January 3, 2001 – August 25, 2005
Preceded byChris Widener
Succeeded byRoss McGregor
Member of the Ohio Senate
from the 10th district
In office
January 3, 1991 – December 31, 2000
Preceded byDave Hobson
Succeeded bySteve Austria
Personal details
Born(1938-05-19)May 19, 1938
Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
DiedAugust 9, 2014 (aged 76)
Columbus, Ohio
Political partyRepublican

Merle Grace Kearns (May 19, 1938 – August 9, 2014) was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives. She represented the 72nd House District and served as majority leader in the 126th General Assembly.

Prior to her stint in the Ohio House, Kearns was a member of the Ohio Senate from 1991 to 2000, representing the 10th Senate District.[1][2]

Formative years and family life

Born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania on May 19, 1938, Kearns received her bachelor's degree in home economics from Ohio State University.

Kearns lived in Springfield, Ohio.

Public service career

Early on, during her public service career, Kearns served as a county commissioner in Clark County, Ohio.

Prior to her election to the Ohio House of Representatives, Kearns served in the Ohio Senate from 1991 to 2000, representing the 10th district.[3][4]

She then represented the 72nd district in the Ohio House of Representatives, where she was elected as majority leader during the 126th General Assembly.[5][6]

Death

Kearns died in Columbus, Ohio on August 9, 2014.[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ Who's Who in the Midwest: A Biographical Dictionary of Noteworthy Men and ... June 2004. ISBN 9780837907345. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
  2. ↑ Jim Siegel. "Former state legislator Merle Kearns dies | The Columbus Dispatch". Dispatch.com. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
  3. ↑ Who's Who in the Midwest: A Biographical Dictionary of Noteworthy Men and ... June 2004. ISBN 9780837907345. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
  4. ↑ Jim Siegel. "Former state legislator Merle Kearns dies | The Columbus Dispatch". Dispatch.com. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
  5. ↑ Who's Who in the Midwest: A Biographical Dictionary of Noteworthy Men and ... June 2004. ISBN 9780837907345. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
  6. ↑ Jim Siegel. "Former state legislator Merle Kearns dies | The Columbus Dispatch". Dispatch.com. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
  7. ↑ Merle Kearns-obituary
  8. ↑ Votesmart.org.-Merle Grace Kearns
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